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Venture capital
Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet
Naver Ventures, the first dedicated Silicon Valley venture capital arm of Naver Corp., has made its debut investment in Nvidia Corp.-backed TwelveLa...
16 HOURS AGO
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Aerospace & Defense
Now, it’s K-vehicle: KG Mobility, Kia lead S.Korea’s military vehicle exports
South Korea’s once domestically focused automakers are making significant inroads into the global defense sector, with a string of recent cont...
Jun 08, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Lee names nominees for prime minister, spy agency chief, other key posts
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Wednesday unveiled his nominees for major government posts, including prime minister and spy agency chief, i...
Jun 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
KAI seals $700 mn FA-50 fighter jet export deal with the Philippines
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) on Tuesday signed a $700 million contract to supply 12 FA-50 fighter jets to the Philippines, marking the larg...
Jun 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
Shinhan expands global IR push to woo foreign investors
Shinhan Financial Group Co. is stepping up efforts to attract foreign investors with back-to-back global investor relations (IR) campaigns, as South...
Jun 01, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS logs 0.87% return from first-quarter investment
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, announced on ...
May 30, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Shinsegae, Ascent Equity Partners weigh acquisition of C&C International
South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group is seeking to acquire local color cosmetics manufacturer C&C International Co. in partnership with pri...
May 25, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2025
Korean pension funds, insurers seek customized investment vehicles
South Korean institutional investors are increasingly interested in separately managed accounts (SMAs) that offer customized strategies, as well as ...
May 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Carlyle CEO shares investment tips with Korean retail investors
The head of The Carlyle Group met with Korean retail investors in a rare session on Thursday, sharing insights on the US economy and global credit m...
May 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Hamilton Lane invests in IMM infrastructure fund in secondary deal
Global private market investor Hamilton Lane Inc. has acquired a stake in Seoul-based alternative investment firm IMM Investment’s infrastruct...
May 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kumho Tire shuts Gwangju plant after fire, derailing record sales run
Kumho Tire Co. has suspended all operations at its Gwangju plant in South Korea after a fire destroyed 50-60% of the production lines in one of its ...
May 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha's 'Sea Ghost' makes waves as Greece eyes unmanned naval tech
GEOJE, South Korea – Under a slate-grey sky at the quiet port of Jangmok on South Korea’s southern coast, a sleek, 12-meter vessel slipp...
May 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Trump Jr. meets Korean business chiefs in back-to-back sessions
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, spent his one-and-a-half-day visit to South Korea in back-to-back private meetings wi...
Apr 30, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung in talks to supply customized HBM4 to Nvidia, Broadcom, Google
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s leading memory chipmaker, is in talks to supply customized sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory, or HBM...
Apr 30, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
JD.com opens Korean logistics centers, preluding C-commerce invasion
JD.com, often dubbed China’s answer to Amazon.com, has opened its own logistics centers in South Korea, becoming the first Chinese e-commerce ...
Apr 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix makes strides in CXL technology, escalating rivalry
SK Hynix Inc., the leading global high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip provider, has moved faster than its rivals in the commercialization of the next-g...
Apr 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Naver, Kurly tie up to counter e-commerce giant Coupang
South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. and dawn grocery platform service provider Kurly Inc. have joined forces for a potential stake acquisit...
Apr 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korea’s foreigners-only casinos bask in return of Chinese high rollers
South Korea’s foreigners-only casinos are witnessing a significant rise in their sales revenue with the return of high rollers from China and ...
Apr 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia to build North America-targeted electric pickup model
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker, will build an electric pickup model tailored for North America to enter the world’s la...
Apr 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung unveils upgraded AI-powered OLED TVs
Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday showcased its new lineup of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs with advanced artificial intelligence features...
Apr 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai premieres all-new NEXO, reinforcing hydrogen power
Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled the all-new NEXO, the first full-change model of the fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) since its launch in 20...
Apr 03, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung mobile chief fills leadership void in device division
Samsung Electronics Co. has appointed TM Roh, president and head of its mobile eXperience (MX) business, as the new chief of its device eXperience (...
Apr 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hanwha gears up for 3rd-generation leadership with chairman’s stake gift
South Korea’s chemical-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn will hand over half of his holdings in the conglomerate&rs...
Apr 01, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
All listed stocks to be available for shorting in South Korea
South Korea will allow short selling of all listed stocks in the country as of Monday for the first time in five years, raising expectations of more...
Mar 30, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to expand in robotics, medtech; eyes sizeable M&As
Samsung Electronics Co. will accelerate its push into robotics, medical technology and next-generation semiconductor markets to secure new growth dr...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix ships world’s first 12-layer HBM4 samples early
South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix Inc. has begun delivering samples of the world’s most advanced, next-generation high bandwidth memory ...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SillaJen: First to use lab-grown human tissue to find best cancer drug dose
South Korean biotechnology firm SillaJen Inc. is pioneering a new approach to determine the best dose for a cancer drug combination in clinical tria...
Mar 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia to release PV9 in 2029, retains CEO for 3 more years
Kia Corp. will release a new purpose-built vehicle (PBV) model every two years, with plans to launch the PV9 in 2029 and its first model, the PV5, t...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Rights offerings
Samsung SDI to raise $1.4 bn in rights offering for facility expansion
Samsung SDI Co. will issue new shares worth 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion), its first rights offering in two decades, to fund bold facility and R&...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korea’s Hanwha Ocean sends USNS Wally Schirra back to theater after MRO
A 210-meter, 40,000-ton US Navy vessel, heavily corroded and weathered from years of service, was pulled into Hanwha Ocean Co.'s shipyard in Ge...
Mar 14, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet